Our pick
Private Amalfi Coast Tour by Vespa, NapolinVespa
NapolinVespa runs private days only, so the guide and the Vespas are for your group alone. You start from Sorrento or Positano, or from Naples with a car transfer to the coast. The bikes are classic or automatic Vespas, some of them vintage.
You pick one of two ways to ride. With the driver option, each guest sits behind an experienced driver and pickup at the hotel is always included. With the self-drive option, a couple shares one Vespa and follows the guide.
The route takes in Positano, the Furore fjord, Amalfi with its cathedral square and Ravello, with stops at panoramic terraces. At a café you taste limoncello and delizia al limone, the local lemon cake. Viator gives 6.5 hours, GetYourGuide 6 to 8.
- Duration
- 6.5 hours on Viator, 6–8 on GetYourGuide
- The Vespa
- Classic or automatic, some vintage
- Who drives
- A driver per guest, or self-drive (one Vespa per couple)
- Route
- Positano, Furore, Amalfi, Ravello
- Start
- Sorrento, Positano or Naples; hotel pickup with a driver
- Included
- Private guide, helmet with liner, fuel, third-party insurance
- Limits
- Not for pregnant women; self-drive needs a licence and scooter experience
- Cancellation
- Free up to 24 hours before
How the day runs, step by step
This is the order the listings give. Traffic on the coast road and the option you book can shuffle any part of it.
On the Sorrento side
- Pickup at your hotel (driver option) or the meeting point in the center
- Helmets on, a short briefing, and for self-drive a check of your riding
- Over the hills and down to Positano for the first views
Along the Amalfi Drive
- The Furore fjord and stops at terraces above the sea
- Amalfi's cathedral square, then limoncello and lemon cake at a café
- Up to Ravello, then back to your start, about 6.5 hours in all
What the price covers
The fare pays for the guide, the Vespa and the fuel. Tickets for the sights and anything you eat are on top.
Included
- Private authorized guide and the Vespa
- Helmet with a disposable liner, fuel, third-party insurance
- Hotel pickup on the driver option and from Naples
Not included
- Food, drinks and tips
- Emerald Grotto €10, Amalfi Cathedral €3, Villa Rufolo €8
- Pickup on the self-drive option from Sorrento or Positano
- The optional Mediterranean lunch
Between us, before you go
Choose self-drive only if you ride scooters at home. The listing says staff check your riding after the briefing, and anyone who fails cannot switch to a driver that day and gets no refund.
Self-drive also takes a damage deposit on your credit card, returned when the Vespas come back intact. Our guide on driving or riding pillion sets out the licence questions.
Why it beats the other three
Evidence and choice. Its 200+ Viator reviews average 5.0, and 100+ more on GetYourGuide sit at 4.9. No other tour here lets one group pick between a driver and the handlebars. The stops on the route shows what the day covers.
What you give up is money. It is the most expensive day on this page before tickets, and Federico's tour with a driver costs a little less on Viator.
Who we would not send on it
Riders who want their own Vespa but have little scooter experience, who are safer behind Amalfi Moto Rent's guide with a driver booked ahead. Travelers on a tight budget. And anyone pregnant, since the listing rules it out.
Book it if
You want the whole coast in one private day and a say in who drives. It suits couples, friends and first-timers who would rather sit behind a driver and look at the sea.
Skip it if
- Want a local host? Take Federico's tour with a driver
- Want to ride your own? Try Amalfi Moto Rent's guided convoy
- Only have an evening? Book the sunset ride, from ~$319
- Nervous on the road? Read our safety guide first
Ready for the coast road?
The day is on Viator (5.0 from 200+ reviews) and on GetYourGuide (4.9 from 100+). Both let you cancel for free up to 24 hours before, so you can wait for the weather forecast.
